Racers Drop Tough One at Evansville

Friday, January 27

Evansville, Ind.

6 p.m.

Murray State

Evansville

Jenna Walker, Brile Pena & Fruzina Horvath

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

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MSU women at Evansville

1/27/2023 10:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Purple Aces push past MSU in final minutes Friday

In A Nutshell
The Murray State women's basketball team was outscored by Evansville, 8-1, in the final three minutes of Friday's game , leading to 75-67 loss for the Racers at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville, Indiana.

Fast Facts

With the game tied at 51 after three quarters of play, the Purple Aces outscored the Racers, 24-16, int eh fourth quarter and outshot them as well, 46.7-percent to 31.6-percent.
Despite the loss, the Racers outrebounded Evansville by nine Friday, 41-32, with Katelyn Young leading her team with a game-high 10 boards.
Young notched her seventh double-double of the season Friday, scoring 18 points to go along with her 10 rebounds.
Both teams were near perfect at the free throw line Friday with Evansville going 15-for-17, while the Racers were one better at 15-for-16.
Hannah McKay scored a career-high 22 points in the game to lead the Racers, while Jordyn Hughes came off the bench to add 13.

What's Next?
The Racers continue their four-game road swing Sunday when they travel to Terre Haute to take on Indiana State. Tip-off from Hulman Center is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT.